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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est thu dec 18 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.


loz045-182200-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est thu dec 18 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...
...gale warning in effect from friday morning through late friday
night...

.this afternoon...south winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. partly to mostly sunny. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...south winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales
overnight. showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 45 knot gales in the afternoon. rain showers in the
morning, then lake effect snow and rain showers in the afternoon.
waves 6 to 9 feet building to 14 to 18 feet. waves occasionally
around 23 feet. 
.friday night...west gales to 45 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots overnight. lake effect snow showers. waves 15 to 19 feet
subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around 24 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day,
then rain and snow showers likely saturday night. waves 4 to
7 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 
.sunday...west gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. snow and rain showers likely
during the day, then a chance of snow showers sunday night. waves
10 to 15 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
19 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers monday night. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 

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